Find 53 Books that start with V, from “V for Vendetta” to “Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The”. They include classics, contemporary bestsellers, genre fiction, and niche works useful for readers, librarians, and creators.
Books that start with V are titles whose initial letter is V, spanning many genres and historical periods. Notable examples include Alan Moore’s “V for Vendetta,” which influenced political symbolism and popular culture.
Below you’ll find the table with Title, Author, Year, Genre, and Notes.
Title: The book’s title as commonly cited, so you can find editions and recognize the work quickly.
Author: The author’s name, helping you locate the creator and search for other works by the same writer.
Year: Original publication year or first edition year, useful to place the book in historical context.
Genre: Primary genre or category, so you can judge relevance for reading lists, courses, or collection development.
Notes: Short notes about awards, adaptations, or notable editions, giving quick pointers for discovery or citation.
Books that start with V
| Title | Author | Year | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| V. | Pynchon, Thomas | 1963 | Postmodern Fiction |
| V for Vendetta | Moore, Alan; Lloyd, David | 1988 | Graphic Novel |
| Vagabond | Inoue, Takehiko | 1998 | Historical Manga |
| VALIS | Dick, Philip K. | 1981 | Science Fiction |
| Valley of the Dolls | Susann, Jacqueline | 1966 | Commercial Fiction |
| Valperga | Shelley, Mary | 1823 | Historical Fiction |
| Vampire Academy | Mead, Richelle | 2007 | Young Adult Fantasy |
| Vampire Lestat, The | Rice, Anne | 1985 | Gothic Horror |
| Vampires in the Lemon Grove | Russell, Karen | 2013 | Short Story Collection |
| Vanity Fair | Thackeray, William Makepeace | 1848 | Satirical Novel |
| Vanishing American, The | Grey, Zane | 1925 | Western Fiction |
| Vanishing Half, The | Bennett, Brit | 2020 | Historical Fiction |
| Varieties of Religious Experience, The | James, William | 1902 | Nonfiction |
| Vaster than Empires and More Slow | Le Guin, Ursula K. | 1971 | Science Fiction Novella |
| Vathek | Beckford, William | 1786 | Gothic Fiction |
| Velveteen Rabbit, The | Williams, Margery | 1922 | Children’s Literature |
| Venetia | Heyer, Georgette | 1958 | Regency Romance |
| Venus in Furs | Sacher-Masoch, Leopold von | 1870 | Novella |
| Verity | Hoover, Colleen | 2018 | Psychological Thriller |
| Veronika Decides to Die | Coelho, Paulo | 1998 | Philosophical Novel |
| Very Good, Jeeves | Wodehouse, P. G. | 1930 | Humorous Fiction |
| Vesper Flights | Macdonald, Helen | 2020 | Nonfiction Essays |
| Vespertine | Rogerson, Margaret | 2021 | Young Adult Fantasy |
| Vicar of Wakefield, The | Goldsmith, Oliver | 1766 | Classic Novel |
| Vicious | Schwab, V. E. | 2013 | Fantasy |
| Victory | Conrad, Joseph | 1915 | Psychological Novel |
| Victoria the Queen | Baird, Julia | 2016 | Biography |
| View from Castle Rock, The | Munro, Alice | 2006 | Short Story Collection |
| Vile Bodies | Waugh, Evelyn | 1930 | Satirical Novel |
| Villette | Brontë, Charlotte | 1853 | Gothic Novel |
| Vineland | Pynchon, Thomas | 1990 | Postmodern Fiction |
| Vindication | Sherwood, Frances | 1993 | Historical Fiction |
| Violent Bear It Away, The | O’Connor, Flannery | 1960 | Southern Gothic |
| Viscount Who Loved Me, The | Quinn, Julia | 2000 | Historical Romance |
| Vita Nuova | Alighieri, Dante | 1294 | Poetry and Prose |
| Voices from Chernobyl | Alexievich, Svetlana | 1997 | Oral History |
| Volcano Lover, The | Sontag, Susan | 1992 | Historical Fiction |
| Voltaire in Love | Mitford, Nancy | 1957 | Biography |
| Voroshilovgrad | Zhadan, Serhiy | 2010 | Contemporary Fiction |
| Voss | White, Patrick | 1957 | Literary Fiction |
| Vow, The | Carpenter, Kim; Carpenter, Krickitt | 2000 | Memoir |
| Voyage in the Dark | Rhys, Jean | 1934 | Modernist Fiction |
| Voyage of the Beagle, The | Darwin, Charles | 1839 | Scientific Memoir |
| Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The | Lewis, C. S. | 1952 | Children’s Fantasy |
| Vegetarian, The | Kang, Han | 2007 | Contemporary Fiction |
| Very Hungry Caterpillar, The | Carle, Eric | 1969 | Children’s Literature |
| Virtual Light | Gibson, William | 1993 | Cyberpunk |
| Vipers’ Tangle | Mauriac, François | 1932 | Literary Fiction |
| Vagina Monologues, The | Ensler, Eve | 1996 | Episodic Play |
| Vanishing Stair, The | Johnson, Maureen | 2019 | Young Adult Mystery |
| Various Haunts of Men, The | Hill, Susan | 2004 | Crime Fiction |
| Vivisector, The | White, Patrick | 1970 | Literary Fiction |
| Voices in the Night | Millhauser, Steven | 1994 | Short Story Collection |
Descriptions
V.
A complex and ambitious debut novel involving a quest to find the mysterious “V.”, weaving through 20th-century history with Pynchon’s signature style.
V for Vendetta
In a dystopian future Britain, a masked anarchist known as “V” fights against a totalitarian government, inspiring a revolution. A landmark in comics.
Vagabond
A fictionalized retelling of the life of the legendary Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, renowned for its stunning ink wash art and philosophical depth.
VALIS
A semi-autobiographical novel exploring the author’s own surreal religious experiences, blending science fiction, philosophy, and theological speculation.
Valley of the Dolls
A sensational and groundbreaking novel about the lives of three young women in show business, chronicling their struggles with fame, addiction, and love.
Valperga
A novel by the author of Frankenstein, set in 14th-century Italy, that explores themes of love, war, politics, and female ambition.
Vampire Academy
The first book in a popular series about a school for vampires, focusing on the friendship and adventures of a royal vampire and her half-human guardian.
Vampire Lestat, The
The second novel in The Vampire Chronicles, told from the perspective of the charismatic and ancient vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, revealing his origins.
Vampires in the Lemon Grove
A critically acclaimed collection of eight surreal and imaginative stories, blending the mundane with the fantastic in a uniquely lyrical style.
Vanity Fair
Subtitled “A Novel without a Hero,” this classic satirizes 19th-century British society through the ambitious and morally ambiguous Becky Sharp.
Vanishing American, The
A classic Western novel that explores the conflict between Native American traditions and the encroaching modern world, noted for its sympathetic portrayal.
Vanishing Half, The
A bestselling novel about identical twin sisters who, after running away from home at 16, choose to live in two very different worlds—one Black, one white.
Varieties of Religious Experience, The
A foundational work in the psychology of religion, based on a series of lectures analyzing the nature of religious belief from a pragmatic viewpoint.
Vaster than Empires and More Slow
A team of scientists explores a sentient, planet-wide forest that reacts to their own fears and aggressions. A classic of ecological sci-fi.
Vathek
An influential and exotic Gothic novel about a caliph who builds a tower to gain forbidden knowledge and renounces his faith in a pact with a demon.
Velveteen Rabbit, The
A beloved classic about a stuffed rabbit’s desire to become real through the love of his owner, exploring themes of love, loss, and what it means to be real.
Venetia
A witty and charming romance about a reclusive young woman whose life is upended by the arrival of a notorious and scandalous rake.
Venus in Furs
The story of a man who desires to be dominated by a woman, this novel famously gave its name to the term “masochism” and explores themes of power and desire.
Verity
A struggling writer accepts a job offer to finish the book series of a famous author who is in a coma, only to uncover a disturbing autobiography.
Veronika Decides to Die
A young woman in Slovenia, unhappy with her life, decides to end it, but her attempt lands her in a mental hospital where she rediscovers the will to live.
Very Good, Jeeves
A classic collection of short stories featuring the iconic duo of the bumbling aristocrat Bertie Wooster and his brilliant valet, Jeeves.
Vesper Flights
From the author of “H is for Hawk,” a collection of poignant essays on the natural world, humanity’s place in it, and the wonder of observation.
Vespertine
A young nun with the ability to see ghosts must ally with a powerful, ancient spirit to save her world from a malevolent force.
Vicar of Wakefield, The
One of the most popular 18th-century novels, it follows the trials and tribulations of the good-hearted but naive Dr. Primrose and his family.
Vicious
Two brilliant college friends discover how to create “ExtraOrdinaries” (people with superpowers), but their experiments turn them into bitter arch-enemies.
Victory
A reclusive man living on a remote island in the Dutch East Indies gives shelter to a woman escaping a grim situation, leading to a tragic confrontation.
Victoria the Queen
A bestselling and critically acclaimed biography of Queen Victoria that offers a vivid, modern portrait of the powerful and complex monarch.
View from Castle Rock, The
A collection from the Nobel laureate that blends fiction and memoir to trace her own family’s history from Scotland to a new life in rural Canada.
Vile Bodies
A classic satire of the “Bright Young Things,” the decadent and hedonistic generation of young London aristocrats between the World Wars.
Villette
A powerful psychological novel about Lucy Snowe, an Englishwoman who teaches at a girls’ school in the fictional Belgian town of Villette.
Vineland
A more accessible Pynchon novel set in 1984 California, exploring the legacy of the 1960s counterculture and the rise of the Reagan era.
Vindication
A fictional autobiography of Mary Wollstonecraft, the 18th-century author of “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” and a foundational feminist thinker.
Violent Bear It Away, The
A haunting novel about a young man, raised to be a prophet by his fanatical great-uncle, who struggles between his destiny and his desire for a normal life.
Viscount Who Loved Me, The
The second book in the Bridgerton series, focusing on the eldest Bridgerton sibling, Anthony, and his search for a wife, which is complicated by his intended’s sister.
Vita Nuova
A medieval text by the author of The Divine Comedy, expressing his courtly love for Beatrice Portinari through a mix of poems and commentary.
Voices from Chernobyl
A Nobel Prize-winning work that tells the story of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster through the first-hand accounts of hundreds of survivors.
Volcano Lover, The
A novel based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his wife Emma, and the British naval hero Lord Nelson in 18th-century Naples.
Voltaire in Love
An witty and engaging account of the long, scandalous, and intellectually vibrant love affair between the philosopher Voltaire and the scientist Émilie du Châtelet.
Voroshilovgrad
A celebrated Ukrainian novel about a man who returns to his hometown in the Donbas region to take over his brother’s gas station, encountering a surreal landscape.
Voss
A Nobel laureate’s masterpiece about a German explorer’s doomed expedition into the Australian Outback in the 19th century and his spiritual connection to a young woman.
Vow, The
The true story of a married couple’s journey after a car accident leaves the wife with severe amnesia, and her husband’s struggle to make her fall in love with him again.
Voyage in the Dark
A semi-autobiographical novel from the author of “Wide Sargasso Sea,” depicting a young chorus girl’s descent into poverty and despair in early 20th-century London.
Voyage of the Beagle, The
Darwin’s classic and highly readable travel journal from his five-year voyage, detailing the observations of nature and geology that led to his theory of evolution.
Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The
The third published book in The Chronicles of Narnia, following Lucy, Edmund, and their cousin Eustace on a sea voyage to the magical Eastern Islands.
Vegetarian, The
A surreal and disturbing South Korean novel about a woman whose decision to become a vegetarian triggers a series of bizarre and unsettling events within her family.
Very Hungry Caterpillar, The
An iconic picture book known for its colorful collage art and die-cut pages, teaching children about numbers, days of the week, and the life cycle of a butterfly.
Virtual Light
The first book in the Bridge trilogy, set in a near-future California where a bicycle courier accidentally steals a pair of powerful data-filled sunglasses.
Vipers’ Tangle
A classic French novel by a Nobel laureate, written as a confession from a dying, miserly lawyer who reflects on his loveless, hate-filled life.
Vagina Monologues, The
A groundbreaking play, widely read as a book, composed of a varying number of monologues read by women, celebrating female sexuality and strength.
Vanishing Stair, The
The second book in the “Truly Devious” series, where Stevie Bell continues to investigate the famous cold case at Ellingham Academy while a new threat emerges.
Various Haunts of Men, The
The first book in the Simon Serrailler crime series, introducing the complex Detective Chief Inspector as he investigates a string of disappearances in an English town.
Vivisector, The
A powerful and controversial novel that chronicles the life of a fictional artist, Hurtle Duffield, exploring themes of creation, cruelty, and isolation.
Voices in the Night
A collection of stories from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author that delves into the uncanny and the magical hidden within seemingly ordinary suburban lives.